Tallahassee Line Dancing

04/05/2024

Line dance class at Tallahassee Senior Center on Tuesday, April 9th, is cancelled. One of my older brothers passed away.

01/26/2024

On January 25, Florida State University's "Club Downunder" sponsored a line dance event and asked me to teach and lead the event. It was an honor to have been invited to do so.

What an exciting event. I totally enjoyed teaching and dancing at FSU's Club Downunder. It was a fun time and everyone had a great time dancing; whether it was their first time learning to line dance or were line dancers already. My guess was that we had 60 or 70 FSU students who attended. The event was a great success.

Taught six dances of varying complexity and by the end of the two hour event, everyone had mastered the dances. I would love to be able to hold a weekly class there as there are so many dances, a bit more complex but so much more fun, that they are capable of.

Here are the dances they mastered; no small accomplishment for the beginners and even a challenge to the line dancers simply because of the number of new dances.

Desperado Slide to "Fast As You"
Miss You to "Down In The Muddy Waters"
Crazy Postman to "Brights Lights, Big City"
T**h Push to "Earthquake"
Copperhead Road to "Copperhead Road"
Hog Wild to "Club Savoy"

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What is Club Downunder/Union Productions?

Club Downunder/Union Productions (CDU/UP) is Florida State University's (FSU) student-run programming board! It is one of the most respected programs in the nation hosting concerts, comedians, special events, and more on campus in Tallahassee.

Club Downunder is located on the FSU Tallahassee campus at 75 N. Woodward Ave., in the Student Union, lower level. Parking is available in the parking garage across the street from the student Union.

A couple policies ....

* No outside food/drink.
* No smoking, va**ng or to***co products.
* No audio or visual recording.

11/28/2023

Line dancing tonight. See everyone there.

10/11/2023

Tallahassee Line Dancing group

Class attendance has been dropping over the last few weeks to the point where the benefit of continuing the class is not worth the time and effort required of me. It may be the time of year but of that I am not sure.

I am going to give it a couple more weeks to see if things turn around before making a final decision. That will carry us through until the 31st of October, the day I was going to be out of town. On the 24th, I will, depending on attendance, either decide to carry on with the class or bring the class to a close and let you know.

We have had a run of almost two years and I have enjoyed teaching and dancing with you all. I hope to continue the class but things change and it may be time to bring it to an end.

Bob

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On Oct 5, 2023, at 9:00 AM, Carter, Kristy wrote:

Thank you Bob for the update.

Enjoy your time away.

Kristy

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To: Carter, Kristy
Subject: October 31st Line Dance Class

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Hi Kristy
I am going to be out of town on Tuesday, Oct. 31st, and will need to cancel the line dance class for that night. I will notify my class and notice the Facebook group. Wanted to let you know so you could follow through on your end.

Thanks
Bob

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09/15/2023

Easy 32 count dance

✡️ Stepsheet | 스텝시트 ✡️ https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/174482/nuna-nunu-nanaCount: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Choreographer: Vee Trias (IN...

09/15/2023

Choreographed by Yukyung Jung (KOR) - Sept 202248 counts 2 WallsLevel : High ImproverMusic : Bailamos - Enrique IglesiasDemo by D'LineDancerz M'sia 🇲🇾 ...

06/15/2023

I like this dance and the song it is danced to and have have wanted to learn it for more than a year. This is and Advanced Phase dance, meaning aside from its difficult moves and patterns, it has sections, or phases, that need to danced in a specific order. It is made up of Sections A, B, C, and C- and includes one or more Restarts.

Nevertheless, I like the dance and despite its complexity have decided to learn it. Worked my way through Sections A and B. Wish there were someplace I could dance it with others…it is a sharp and neat dance.

Toa Payoh Central CC16 March 20135.30 pm to 9.30 pm

05/23/2023

Some of us went over to Dukes and Dotties to check out the line dancing going on there. Picked up two or three new dances we’ll add to our list of line dances for our Tallahassee Line Dancing Tuesday night group.

Two of the dances were done to the songs “Merry Go Round” and “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)”. For lack of any information as to their choreographers and names, they are identified as Merry Go Round and Shake It For Me. I am going to make an effort to identify them as well as identify the songs they were choreographed to.

04/26/2023

Our group is planning on visiting Dukes and Dotties on May 18…..giving us time to learn some of the dances being done there.

So far, we are working on Cowboy Casanova, Cowboy Rhythm, Wagon Wheel, and Dizzy…pretty much good to go on those with a little more review.

Contacting some friends to see what other dances they are doing.

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We can add Watermelon Crawl also.

04/24/2023

If we decide to visit Dukes and Dotties, here are two dances we should learn.

One of the dances done at the Moon and, from what I’ve heard, at Dukes and Dotties, is Cowboy Cassanova. We have been learning this one.

Another one of the dances done at the Moon and, from what I’ve heard, at Dukes and Dotties is Cowboy Rhythm (video below). Not a hard dance at all. They dance it to a different, and my memory says, faster song.

Boot Scooters perform Cowboy Rhythm Choreographed by Jo ThompsonSuggested Song 1,2 Many by Luke Combs

04/22/2023

Next Tuesday, we will talk about a visit to the new Country Line Dance spot, Dukes and Dotties by our group, Tallahassee Line Dancers. Some folks have mentioned maybe visiting. I think it would be a good idea to let everyone have a sense of what it is.

From what I have heard so far, Thursday night would be the night most suitable for our group.

Would be a good idea to ensure that we know three or four line dances done at Dukes and Dotties before we go. It is very difficult to “pick up” a dance on the floor if it is crowded (which I’ve heard it is); especially if the dance is more than a beginner level dance.

If we have enough interest, we will pick a date for the visit. May 11th would be the earliest I would be able to make it due to scheduling conflicts. However it might be best to delay it another week or so to give us a little more time to to ensure our group knows at least three or four dances (May 18th or so).

We will talk about it next Tuesday.

03/29/2023

Never give up…..
This applies to line dancing as well as getting your boots on. 🙂🙂

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